Enryō divided his lecture into two sessions, each lasting about thirty minutes. It would have been just the right amount of time for the general public. The themes were divided into two categories, “Morality/Cultivation of Character” and “General,” with about ten subtopics for each in the style of a menu. This “menu” would be announced in advance and the organizers in each region could choose the topics that took their interest. This was a device that En-ryō used to ensure that people could easily understand the content. Judging by the information he provided concerning his lectures the most popular topic was “Imperial Decrees and Morality,” ac-counting for forty-one percent of the total. Given the purpose of the Morality Church movement it was only natural that many of the lectures focused on the Imperial Rescript on Education, cultivation of character, and ethics. This topic was followed by “Mysteries and Superstition,” which accounted for twenty-four percent. The fact that Enryō was affectionately known as “Dr. Specter” or “Mystery Doc” was well known. “Philosophy and Religion” ranked third, at only fifteen percent and the fourth most popular topic was “Educa-tion” at eight percent. Fifth was “Business” at seven percent and sixth was “General Travel Stories” at five percent. While he focused on the Rescript, Enryō also lectured on a variety of topics aimed at the general public. As we have already seen lec-tures on mystery studies were popular. SAIDA Kōyō, a graduate of the academy and the chief writer of the Fukuoka Nichinichi Shimbun, had this to say. 170
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